In Peru, Venezuelan migrants celebrated in the streets, waving flags and wearing their dark, red national soccer jersey. In Brazil, they sprayed each other with beer, in scenes reminiscent of carnival.
In Doral, Fla., 90 minutes south of Mar-a-Lago, a jubilant crowd gathered outside an arepa restaurant, honking horns, cheering and waving Venezuelan and American flags.
“I’m trembling with emotion. I haven’t slept since learning the news from friends in Caracas who called at 2 a.m.,” said Nancy Martinez, who moved to the U.S. a year ago, and joined hundreds of others who took to the streets in celebration.
The sprawling Venezuelan diaspora celebrated the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro, cheering on President Trump’s actions and wondering: What now?
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